Epson recently launched their lineup of MFDs out of which the CX2800 was the entry level model. The one thing that makes this one stand out of the extensive competition in this segment, is that it uses individual ink cartridges for each individual color (four cartridges in total). Lets see how it fares against the competition in our performance tests.
Build
The Epson Stylus CX2800 looks cute and stylish with its white plastic (read: iPod inspired) body and a comfortable size at 430x172x345mm. It looks great on any desktop, whether at home or a small office, though the former would be more suited location for an entry level MFD.
It has some basic functionality like "B/W copy", "Color copy" buttons placed on the top of the unit for convenience.
Features
The one feature I appreciate the most is being able to use the MFD for making photo copies without the need of connecting it to a PC. This makes it extremely convenient when you need urgent photocopies, but can't afford to waste time turning on the PC first.
I would have appreciated a Pict-Bridge feature, but I'd let that go considering, once again, that it's just an entry level model.
As I mentioned earlier, the Epson Stylus CX2800 uses separate ink cartridges for each color, which makes perfect sense as you change only the color you run out of. What's better about this is that each cartridge costs only Rs. 250, making them quite affordable. With the drop in price there's also a drop in the cartridge's ink capacity. How much that affects the long-term cost of the printer is what we find out in our performance tests.
Imagine a color cartridge which gets exhausted even without printing a single color page ! whao!! that is full Rs 750.0 with out any color print out! No other printer in the world can match this feature. I had taken this matter with their Dombivli office without any success . The weight of the ink is no more than 3 grams .The average print out form a black cartridge is not more than 35 prints !.I have burned my fingers using CX2800 . Any who wishes to buy my 5 months old printer (fixed price Rs 2000.only) can contact me at dec10@vsnl.com.I am offering a set of 12 empty cartridges as a free compliment. 
